Douchy-les-Mines | |
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.JPG) One of the mine buildings in Douchy-les-Mines | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Douchy-les-Mines | |
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| Coordinates:50°18′08″N3°23′38″E / 50.3022°N 3.3939°E /50.3022; 3.3939 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Michel Véniat[1] |
Area 1 | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,112 |
| • Density | 1,090/km2 (2,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59179 /59282 |
| Elevation | 27–80 m (89–262 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Douchy-les-Mines (French pronunciation:[duʃilemin]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
Douchy-les-Mines located near theA2 motorway betweenValenciennes andCambrai. It lies adjacent to the south ofDenain and is a part of the urban area of Valenciennes.[3]
In 2015, Douchy-les-Mines had 10,783 inhabitants, an increase of 3.43% compared to 2010.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 7,421 | — |
| 1975 | 11,118 | +5.95% |
| 1982 | 11,140 | +0.03% |
| 1990 | 10,931 | −0.24% |
| 1999 | 10,413 | −0.54% |
| 2007 | 9,986 | −0.52% |
| 2012 | 10,737 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 10,558 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The city has two cinemas (Cinéma Jean Renoir and Le Cinéma de l'Imaginaire) and it hosts the Regional Centre of Photography.[5]
| The arms of Douchy-les-Mines areblazoned : Barry argent and azure, 2 sea-bass addorsed Or. (the fish are calledbar in French) |
Douchy-les-Mines istwinned with:[6]
Méguet, Burkina Faso
Mielec, Poland
Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal
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